HS Bowling League

Boonton Lanes, on Myrtle Ave, in Boonton, has hosted a homeschool bowling league in the Fall & Spring for a number of years. I assume it will continue in 2010-11. Often other bowling lanes follow a similar schedule.

Spring 2009:
10 week session, starting January 22 at 1pm.
Bowl 2 games each week, with free shoe rental, free pizza and soda.
At the end of the 10 weeks each child receives a trophy.

The fee is $7 per week. Call 973-335-0123 to sign up.


Fall 2008: The first day is Oct. 2nd at 1:00 and is FREE. Following that, there will be a 10 week session, at $7 per child, per day (pay as you go.) The fee includes 2 games, bowling shoe rental, pizza and soda. (Synthetic lanes were installed in 2007, don't know if they have A/C so it may be interesting on some summer days.)

Wannaque seems to also have a HS Bowling League... first Friday of every month.

I think that Chatham or Madison had a HS bowling league last year -- or at least a one day trial, I don't know if it lasted.

Global Cloud Observation Day

Take Part in Global Cloud Observation Day on Jan. 13, 2009!

Join NASA for Global Cloud Observation Day on Jan. 13, 2009, to mark the 12th anniversary of the first student cloud observation report for the Students' Cloud Observations On-Line, or S'COOL, Project.

Everyone is invited to make and report cloud observations on this day at the time that the CERES satellite instruments pass over the participants’ location.

Visit the S'COOL Rover Web site to find out when and what to observe.

Use the Report Form to record your observations and send the information to NASA.

About a week later, return to the Web site and explore the database to compare what the satellite reported to what you and others saw.

S'COOL Rover Web site: http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/Rover/

Please e-mail any questions about this opportunity to scool@lists.nasa.gov.

Not Back to School Camp

Not Back to School Camp
2009 registration scheduled to open in February...

Fourteenth annual Not Back to School Camp for unschoolers ages 13-18.

NBTSC 2009 dates
Camp Myrtlewood, Oregon:
Session 1, August 24-31
Session 2, September 3-10

Farm and Wilderness Indian Brook Camp--Plymouth, Vermont
Vermont: Session 3, September 19-26
Session 4, September 30-October 7

There' s detailed information about this camp on their website. Many seem to love these camps, but it may find the style "too mature" for some of the younger campers.

Tenafly Natures Center Offers Classes

Tenafly Nature Center Homeschool Classes

Animal Tracks and Tales
Thursday, February 26. . . . . . . 1 to 3 pm
Learn how to investigate the lives of animals through the signs they leave behind. Study
basic track identification through puzzles, games, and a nature hike for local animal
species. Cost $12 per person.

Geology of the Palisades
Thursday, March 26. . . . . . . 1 to 3 pm
Discover how the Palisades were formed, where it¢s rocks and fossils come from, and what they can tell us. Cost $12 per person.

It's a worms world
Thursday, April 30. . . . . . . 1 to 3 pm
A worms work is never done even if their are over 2700 different species of them. Explore the underground world of these beneficial
creatures and learn about other remarkable creatures that keep our environment clean and healthy. Cost $12 per person.

Endangered NJ
Thursday, May 21. . . . . . . 1 to 3 pm
Learn about the many factors that threaten animals with endangerment or extinction
worldwide. Understand a little more about NJ¢s over 60 endangered species, and learn how they can help prevent the threats to local wildlife. Cost $12 per person.

Water, Water Everywhere
Thursday, June 11. . . . . . . 1 to 3 pm
Explore the pond and streams found along the trails as your child learns about the water cycle and perform water tests to see how healthy the water is. Cost $12 per person.